Garment-hanger clip



April 7, 1931. s. A. WILSON GARMENT HANGER CLIP Filed May 15, 1930 Inventor 5amue/ 4. h f/son By M 27 @414 Attorney Patented Apr. 7, 1931 FATE OFFICE SAMUEL A. WILSON, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON GARMENT-HANGER CLIP Application filed May 13, 1930.

securely thereon. The devices are especially adapted for use in hanging silk garments on hangers for store-room display and serves as a positive means for preventing such garments from slipping on of the hangers or slipping to one side or the other thus causing an untidy and disarranged appearance of the store-room. The device is adapted to be adjustably installed on clothes hangers of different sizes and shapes, is simple and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture,

and embodies simple though eli'icient means for positively clamping a garment on a hanger and releasing the garment therefrom. lVith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, he invention consists of the novel construction, adaptation, combination and arrangement o1 parts hereinafter described and claimed. lhese objects are accomplished by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings; wherein V Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a garment or clothes hanger with two of the clips installed thereon;

Fig. 2 is a view in transverse vertical section taken on a broken line 2, 2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail View in perspective showing one of the clips.

Referring to the drawings throughout which like reference numerals designate like parts, the numeral 5 indicates a garment hanger which maybe of any ordinary shape in cross section. While it will be understood that two of my garment hanger clips are ordinarily used in hanging a garment on a hanger, one being positioned on either side of the garments neck opening or collar, a description of one clip only will be presented herein as said clips are identical in all respects.

My device comprises in detail a comparatively thick elastic collar or band 6 that is adapted to be installed on the hanger 5. I prefer to make said collar of rubber and it will be understood that, by reason of its Serial No. 151,998.

flexibility and elasticity, it will securely and yieldingly grasp the hanger regardless of its shape in cross section and may thus be readily installed thereon or removed therefrom. It will, of course, be understood that the collars are made in sizes that are slightly smaller than th hangers in cross section in order to provide enough expansion of said collars whereby they will hold on to said hangers.

The metal clip of the device comprises two pairs of anchor flanges 7 that are vulcanized or otherwise imbedded into the collars 6. Said flanges are disposed at the lower end of the lower portion of the clips which are doubled upon themselves to form spring loops 8 and extended outwardly to form holding arms 9. The outer ends of said arms are bifurcated at 10 for the purpose of holding a rubber knob or ball 11 thereon as will be understood. The tension in said spring loops is such that said arms bear downwardly whereby the balls are normally pressed against the hanger 5 as shown in Fig. l.

A pair of bracket lugs 12 extend upwardly between the anchor flanges 7 from the lower end portion of the clip where it is imbedded in the rubber collar 6. A pin 13, transversely supported by the upper ends of said lugs, is impinged by the holding arm 9 and a depending tongue 14, punched from a slot 15 in said arm, provides stop means for the forward slidable movement and pivotal movement of said arm by engagement with said transverse pin.

My devices are particularly adapted for securely hanging silk garments which have a tendency to slip oil of the hangers or to slip sideways and thus present an untidy display. In hanging a garment it is placed on the hanger and held thereon in the usual way while the spring loops 8 of the clips on both sides are pressed downward to pivotally and slidably raise the arms 9 and balls 11 enough to insert the edge portions of the neck opening or collar under the balls and when said loops are released the downward pressure of said arms will hold the garment securely in place. The garments may, of course, be released by a corresponding downward pressure on the spring loops.

Having thus described my invention, it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to in its construction and arrange 111611l3 Without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is l. A garment hanger clip having in combination an elastic collar, a metal clip, aspring loop portion for the clip, a holding arm having a bifurcated end portion extending from the loop, a rubber ball on said bifurcated end of the arm, the lower end portion of the clip iinhedded into the elastic collar, a pair of bracket lugs extending upward .roin lo ver end portion, a transverse pin for said lugs arranged to impinge the holding arm, and a tongue for the underside of the holding arm arranged to engage the transverse pin.

2. A garment hanger clip having in combination an elastic collar, a spring clip having its lower end portion imbedded in the collar, a holding arln portion for said clip, a transverse pin, and said arm arranged to slidably and pivotally engage the pin.

3. The combination with agarment aanger et a spring clip having an elastic colar titted securely around the hanger, one end portion of said clip imbedded in the collar, a holding arm forming the other end portion of the clip, a transverse supporting pin adapted to slidably and pivotally engage the arm, and the outer end of the arm arranged to normally bear against the garment hanger.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAMUEL A. l VILSON. 

